What are the meat pigeon breeds? Comparison of production performance differences among different breeds

Meat pigeon farming has been a hot farming project in rural areas in recent years. As people's demand for pigeon meat increases, many people have also followed the trend of farming. In fact, this approach is unwise. First, leaving aside pigeon farming techniques for now, how can so many meat pigeon breeds be distinguished? Which meat pigeon is more suitable for farming? These questions all need to be clearly understood in advance. Below, the editor of Nongxun Web has summarized some common meat pigeon breeds to help everyone distinguish them better.

1. White King Pigeon

The White King Pigeon is active, has good reproductive capacity, and features fast growth and tender meat, making it a relatively popular meat pigeon breed. Many medical classics praise its good nutritional benefits, and it is a good health tonic. The White King Pigeon is relatively large in size, with pure white feathers. Most importantly, it is not good at flying but has strong disease resistance.

Production performance: Adult pigeons lay about 20 eggs per year, with high egg fertilization and hatching rates, and can raise more than 6-8 pairs of squabs per year.

2. Silver King Pigeon

The Silver King Pigeon is a type of eating pigeon, mainly divided into exhibition type and commercial type. The exhibition type has a large body, short body, and upturned tail. The latter has a small body, long body, and flat tail, with relatively good reproductive performance.

Production performance: Lays 9-10 pairs of eggs per year, and raises 6-7 pairs of squabs.

3. Carneau Pigeon

The Carneau Pigeon, also called the Carneau, originated in the back region of Germany and southern Belgium. It belongs to a category of famous pigeons and is relatively popular worldwide. Its body is sturdy and strong, and its feather colors include red, pure white, black, and others.

Production performance: High reproductive capacity, and can raise more than 7 pairs of squabs per year.

4. Runt Pigeon

The Runt Pigeon is a meat pigeon breed with a relatively large body and the heaviest weight. It originated in Italy and Spain. Influenced by ancient Roman culture at the time, some European countries also called it the Roman pigeon. It can be said to be one of the oldest breeds of the Runt Pigeon.

Production performance: Produces 7-8 pairs of young pigeons per year, with high yields reaching 10 pairs. The disadvantage is that it is too large in size and easily crushes eggs during incubation. Young pigeons grow slowly after 1 month, and only grow and develop rapidly after reaching the young pigeon stage.

5. Shiqi Pigeon

The Shiqi Pigeon is an excellent meat pigeon breed first successfully bred in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province, China. It has a long body shaped like a plantain bud. Most importantly, it is docile in temperament and has tender, delicious meat, making it famous at home and abroad.

Production performance: The Shiqi Pigeon has strong adaptability and tolerates coarse feed. It lays 7-8 pairs of eggs per year, but its eggshells are relatively thin and are easily crushed during incubation.

In summary, the above is a brief introduction to some meat pigeon breeds. It can be seen that different meat pigeons have their own different advantages. Some are more popular, and some have high egg production. It is believed that only after everyone deeply understands meat pigeon breeds can they effectively combine farming techniques to develop efficient meat pigeon farming.

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